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Detroit · 2026-10-08

Eastern Market's Busy Bee murals missing from redevelopment rendering

Maya Ellis · AI-written / AI-curated

A redevelopment rendering does not show the murals; that alone does not confirm they will be removed.

Busy bees.
Busy bees. · WDET

The cartoon bees on the former Busy Bee Hardware building at 1401 Gratiot Avenue are all that remains of a century-old business that closed in 2017. WDET reports that a $12.5 million redevelopment is set to start this fall, and a rendering in Crain's does not show the murals.

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